Topic
Cartels
155 published works
Cleary Antitrust Watch
French Competition Authority Imposes First-Ever Fine for a Non-Reportable Merger Under Cartel Rules
By Séverine Schrameck, Frédéric de Bure, Ghita Belcadi Abassi
On October 22, 2026, the French Competition Authority (FCA) adopted Decision 26-D-10 (the Decision) fining for the first time the parties to a merger below the mandatory notification thresholds, on…
Dentons Insights
Perpetrator or victim? You can't be both
By Dentons
Germany: Can a company that was itself a participant in a cartel seek compensation from its former managing director for the fine imposed upon it? The Advocate General of the…
Truth on the Market
How to Profit From a Cartel Without Joining One
By Eric Fruits
Adam Smith warned that people in the same trade rarely meet without the conversation turning to a scheme to raise prices. Antitrust enforcers on both sides of the Atlantic now…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Faster, Leaner, Clearer – The FCO’s 2026 Settlement Notice in a Nutshell
By Julian Alexander Sanner, Susanne Zimmermann, Laurène Bernot
On August 19, 2026, ten years after having issued the previous version, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) published its updated, revised Notice on Settlements in Cartel Fine Proceedings (Merkblatt…
Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
Ravi Bhalla Discusses U.S. Antitrust Trends at Perfect Law Conference at NYU
Partner Ravi Bhalla spoke at Perfect Law’s Global Class Actions and Mass Torts Conference, held at NYU School of Law on September 30, 2026. His panel, “The Globalization of Antitrust…
HLC - All Publications
Bidding for trouble – UK CMA proposes analysis of MoD procurement data to seek out cartels
By Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has identified bid rigging as a key threat to effective procurement outcomes and is exploring the use of Ministry of Defence ("MoD") procurement…
Truth on the Market
Move Slow and Collude: The Antitrust Problem With Pacing AI
By Dirk Auer
The frontier AI race’s latest safety proposal would have the leading contenders agree on how fast to run. Antitrust law has a less flattering name for that arrangement: a cartel. …
Truth on the Market
Cartels With Benefits: The Trouble With Extending Labor’s Antitrust Exemption
By Alden Abbott
Antitrust law’s usual instruction to competitors who agree on price is admirably brief: Don’t. Labor law makes a deliberate exception for employees who bargain collectively. Advocates now want that exception…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The French Competition Authority Fines an Organic Food Retail Trade Association and Three Retailers €12.67 Million for a Brand Allocation Agreement
By Frédéric de Bure, Stéphanie Patureau, Eugenia Muscolo
On April 16, 2026, the French Competition Authority (the FCA) issued a decision imposing a €12.67 million fine on Synadis Bio, an organic food retail trade association, and three retailers…
Eye on Enforcement
New DOJ Enforcement Risks Under the Trump Administration’s Campaign Against Cartels
By Jonathan "Jack" Harrington, Sydney Noordsy Hall
The Trump Administration has launched a coordinated, whole‑of‑government strategy to “totally eliminate” transnational cartels and affiliated criminal organizations. Two major steps have significantly reshaped the risk landscape for companies with…